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Let's now learn the Javanese letters. Knowing these characters will allow you to read and write commonly used expressions and words with ease.
A a | [a] as in act |
B b | [b] as in bay |
C c | [ʨ] as in chat |
D d | [d] as in day |
E e | [ɛ] as in egg |
F f | [f] as in fine |
G g | [ɡ] as in gas |
H h | [h] as in hot |
I i | [i] as in meat |
J j | [ʥ] as in job |
K k | [k] as in kit |
L l | [l] as in life |
M m | [m] as in man |
N n | [n] as in nice |
O o | [o] as in old |
P p | [p] as in pool |
Q q | [k] as in kiss |
R r | [r] as in Romania |
S s | [s] as in son |
T t | [t] as in time |
U u | [u] as in tool |
V v | [f] as in free |
W w | [w] as in wind |
X x | [ks] as in wax |
Y y | [j] as in year |
Z z | [z] as in Zulu |
NG ng | [eng] as in hang |
NY ny | [nye] as in mania |
KH kh | [kha] as in bach |
SY sy | [sya] as in shield |
NNG nng | [nng] as in bang |
The above letters in Javanese should allow you to read and write the following pages with much ease: popular phrases in Javanese, Javanese homepage, or Javanese Grammar. Javanese quiz and flashcard can also be found on our homepage.
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